UCT recently commemorated a significant milestone: the 80th anniversary of the WH Bell Music Library on Thursday, 1 August. The WH Bell Music Library, established in 1943, has been a cornerstone of music education and research at UCT. Read more: qr.link/ivtoWc

The Vincent Kolbe Knowledge Commons is named in memory of Vincent Kolbe (1933-2010), who advocated for libraries being marketplaces for ideas and cultural centres. Learn more about this visionary in his own words here: bit.ly/3SMmbuI and here: bit.ly/4dxoslA

The Digital Scholar Series continues on 28 August with a look at how you can use spreadsheets to tidy up your data. We will explore some of the possibilities available to you through the use of tools, formulae and basic logical operators. Register here: bit.ly/4cDkbfA

Join us virtually on the 4th of September at 12pm SAST, for the third Ibali Indaba, where we launch of the showcase site for the ǂKhomani | Hugh Brody Archive. Join us for a conversation with some of the key developers of the site. Register here: bit.ly/3Xkq1Ow

Setting the record straight on Marikana Commission records: businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/let…

To mark International Literacy Day and SA National Book Week, Thundeza Mafungwa, Senior Librarian, wrote a piece highlighting UCTL Special Collections' commitment to showcasing multilingualism in celebration of our nation's cultural and social diversity: bit.ly/4d0ITqm

UCTL Special Collections is celebrating the beginning of Spring and Heritage Month with a feature on the successful salvage and recovery of thirteen renowned botanical water colour paintings by Arabella Roupell after the Jagger Library fire. Read more: bit.ly/4eja8Oj

The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria invites you to a hybrid seminar on “Reflections on Teaching South African History” This webinar seeks to build on discussions initiated by the South African Historical Journal’s July 2023 webinar

ICA Members Join the “Emergency Response for Documentary Heritage” Training! The “Emergency Response for Documentary Heritage” workshop is currently taking place in Pretoria, South Africa from 11 to 15 November 2024. This important regional training, aimed at professionals from